Illinois House Bill 4495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Creates the Vocational Academy Opportunity Act. Creates 2 vocational academies, one located in Cook County and the other in St. Clair County, which shall be residential institutions. Provides that each academy shall be a State agency, funded by State appropriations, private contributions, and endowments. Provides that the academies shall be governed by a single Board of Trustees for the collective operation and oversight of the academies. Provides for the membership of the Board. Specifies the duties and powers of the Board. Provides that each academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase real and personal property on commercially reasonable terms for the use by the academy.

VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ACT

Rep. Andre Thapedi [D]	Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Latoya Greenwood [D]
Rep. Theresa Mah [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2018-04-27	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi
2018-04-27	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2018-04-27	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-26	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2018-04-26	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-26	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
2018-04-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2018-04-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2018-04-24	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 006-003-000
2018-04-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
2018-04-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
2018-04-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-04-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
2018-04-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-04-18	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-18	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
2018-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2018-03-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-003-000
2018-02-14	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2018-02-02	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-02	House	First Reading
2018-01-31	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4495&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4495.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4495eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4495ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4495ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4495ham003.htm